Isaac's storm a man, a time, and the deadliest hurricane in history
Isaac Cline was one of the era's new men, a scientist who believed he knew all there was to know about the motion of clouds and the behavior of storms. The idea that a hurricane could damage the city of Galveston, Texas, where he was based was to him preposterous. It is the story of what can happen...
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| 100 | 1 | |a Larson, Erik, |d 1954- |e author. | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Isaac's storm : |b a man, a time, and the deadliest hurricane in history / |c Erik Larson. |
| 250 | |a 1st ed. | ||
| 264 | 1 | |a New York : |b Crown Publishers, |c [1999] | |
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| 500 | |a Based on the diaries of Isaac Monroe Cline and on contemporary accounts. | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-313) and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | 0 | |t Beach: September 8, 1900 -- |g ch. 1. |t Law of storms -- |g ch. 2. |t Serpent's coil -- |g ch. 3. |t Spectacle -- |g ch. 4. |t Cataclysm -- |g ch. 5. |t Strange news -- |g ch. 6. |t Haunted. |
| 520 | |a Isaac Cline was one of the era's new men, a scientist who believed he knew all there was to know about the motion of clouds and the behavior of storms. The idea that a hurricane could damage the city of Galveston, Texas, where he was based was to him preposterous. It is the story of what can happen when human arrogance meets nature's last uncontrollable force, based on Cline's own letters, telegrams, and reports, the testimony of scores of survivors, and our latest understanding of the hows and whys of great storms. | ||
| 600 | 1 | 0 | |a Cline, Isaac Monroe, |d 1861-1955. |
| 651 | 0 | |a Galveston (Tex.) |x History |y 20th century. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Hurricanes |z Texas |z Galveston |x History |y 20th century. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Floods |z Texas |z Galveston |x History |y 20th century. | |
| 651 | 0 | |a Galveston (Tex.) |v Biography. | |
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| 700 | 1 | |a Cline, Isaac Monroe, |d 1861-1955. | |
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